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[Explicit Language] More fallout from Trump's disastrous rally in Tulsa; Trump always makes things worse for Trump; Trump, Kushner and Ivanka are pissed at Parscale; Parscale might be resigning; Sloppy Steve; Trump's stupid, stupid attacks against Bolton's book; Trump is confessing; Bill Barr and his whopper lie about Geoffrey Berman; Nadler to subpoena Barr for possible impeachment inquiry; Trump...

[Explicit Content] Revelations from John Bolton's new book; Trump tried to get several dictators to help him cheat; The trade war wasn't about trade; Finland and Russia; Trump censored Bolton's book; The Supreme Court's decision on DACA and Trump's horrendous reactions; Trump will blame coronavirus on migrants from Mexico; Junior's getting his dad to help him sell books; The murder of Rayshard Bro...

[Explicit Language] The great Steve Benen is a producer for the Rachel Maddow Show and the writer behind MaddowBlog . He's also the author of the brand new must-read book: The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics . Today we talked about the fiction of the Trump era and how Republicans just don't care about policy any more. Plus, Trump's response to COVID, the Muel...

[Explicit Language] The latest polls on the election and police violence; The "Mike Elston" jump scare; Trump's executive order ceremony; John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch and the Title VII decision; Where the hell is the GOP convention taking place; The final six running mate choices for Joe Biden; Brad Parscale's Death Star isn't working; DOJ prosecutors to testify about Trump and Barr; Buzz Burbank fr...

[Explicit Language] Trump's speech on race authored by Stephen Miller; Trump's next rally will be held in Tulsa on Juneteenth; Trump continues to defend the Lost Cause and Confederate generals; General Milley apologized for participation in Trump's Bible stunt; 'Slavery By Another Name' and how police violence began; Sean Hannity compared George Floyd and Trump; Coronavirus cases on the rise in 19...

[Explicit Language] The great Jen Kirkman returns to the show today to talk mental health during the pandemic, and so much more. She’s not only one of the funniest living standup comics, but she’s also a writer and the host of a podcast called “Having Funlessness With Jen Kirkman” – get it everywhere you get your podcasts. And don’t forget to support her show via her brand new Patre...

[Explicit Language] Trump's most vile tweet ever; Trump and Infowars; OANN reporter moonlights for Sputnik; Good news in the polls; The origins of Don't Get Happy; Bill Barr contradicted Trump about the Bunker; Trump got into a fight with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs; Mr. Do and Mr. Don't, Good cop, Bad cop edition; Bill Barr and Pepper Spray; Buzz Burbank from Buzz Burbank News and Comment is...

[Explicit Language] The militarization of the police and how 9/11 made it worse; GI Cops; Trump walls himself into the White House; Mad Dog Mattis finally steps up and destroys Trump in a public statement; The chairman of the Joint Chiefs instructs troops to uphold their oaths; The relentless backstopping of Trump's incompetence; Trump pulls out of Charlotte for the Republican convention; We have...

[Explicit Language] For today’s encore interview, we’re rewinding to April when I spoke with political scientist Rachel "The Mad Genius" Bitecofer about her electoral model for 2020, and the concept of “negative partisanship.” In 2018, her election forecast nailed the outcome of the midterms. You might be familiar with her work for the Naskanen Center or you might’ve seen Rachel on a recent episod...

[Explicit Language] For today's show, Buzz and I set aside the jokes and the fart sounds to have a serious conversation about where we are today as a nation -- a nation in which the president fires upon peaceful protesters in order to stage a photo-op for this campaign. With music by Soul Crackers . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

All of the songs by the independent recording artists we featured on the Bob Cesca Show during May 2020 and played here in the same order they premiered on our Tuesday, Thursday and Friday podcasts. With music by Freekbass, Alexia Chambi, Tim Kniest, Pure Flow, Jones, Zero-X, Paul Melancon, Lynda Kay and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

[Explicit Content] Hail Satan! The murder of George Floyd; The difference between the Minneapolis protesters and the gun-toting cosplayers in Michigan; Trump retweets "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat"; Trump considering a nuclear test; Trump goes to war against social media because Twitter fact-checked his lies; The executive order; Red Hats are threatening to shoot their dicks off to ow...

I thought we’d take a short break from politics, and instead talk with two of the most talented musicians I know: the recording duo of Jen Farley from Gin Chocolate & Bottle Rockets and Mike Farley from the Mike Farley Band. Mike is also a music publicist who’s introduced me to so many of the indie bands I play on the show. Today we’ll get to know the Farleys and, better yet, they’ll...

[Explicit Content] The goofuses flocking to the beaches and swimming pools in a pandemic; The American Nervous Breakdown; New cases on the rise or steady in 40 states; WHO warns of a second peak before the Winter surge; 100,000 deaths on Trump's watch; Do Bee and Don't Bee; Trump's war on mail-in ballots continues; Trump lagging in the polls; Brad Parscale's thievery; Breaking news about Stephen M...

[Explicit Content] Hulk smash; Trump threatens swing states that use mail-in ballots; Trump was impeached for trying this once already; Trump mangles blurts about testing and 'per capita'; The Goofus File; Sweden is in terrible shape; Southern states show increase in cases; Georgia church closes indefinitely; 39 million Americans unemployed; CDC claims inaction caused more deaths; 54,000 people di...

The great Donna Halper is back to talk about the news media and more. You might know Donna as the broadcaster who introduced Rush, the greatest band in the universe, to America. But Donna also happens to be a professor of political communications, so today we discussed the state of the news media during the pandemic and especially throughout the utterly destructive era of Donald Trump, Steve Banno...

[Explicit Language] The Super Duper Missile; Trump announces he's going after Virginia; The truth about Virginia's new gun laws; Barr and the oranges of the investigation; How do we talk about Obamagate; Trump claims he's taking hydroxychloroquine; The side effects to watch for; The death toll due to Trump should be a bigger deal; Trump is permanently withdrawing the US from the WHO; Buzz Burbank...

[Explicit Language] The Rick Bright testimony in the House; Rick Bright on Trump's failures; Bright on the vaccine timeline; Trump said a vaccine will be ready by the end of the year; FREEEDOM; A Red Hats hangman at a Michigan rally; A second Trump term; Richard Burr is stepping down from Senate Intelligence; Tom Cotton might replace him; Dr. Fauci says schools shouldn't reopen yet; Trump's Obamag...

[Explicit Language] The great Ed Feldman, fresh out of Facebook jail, returns to the show today. You might know Ed as one-half of the Furniture Guys and their series "Furniture to Go" on TLC, and before that "Furniture On The Mend" on PBS, back in the 1990s. And currently Ed and his co-conspirator Joe L’Erario are the hosts of the Old Furniture Guys on YouTube and at TheFurnitureGuy...

[Explicit Language] Trump storms off after tough questioning by a reporter; Trump and Obamagate; The White House is loaded with coronavirus; Tests for the White House but no tests for the rest of us; Putin's COVID plan for Russia sounds eerily familiar; Disinformation on the march; Bad Takes on Joe Biden; What a second Trump term will look like; Biden in the polls; Buzz Burbank from Buzz Burbank N...

[Explicit Language] Barr's Justice Department drops charges against traitor Mike Flynn; Supreme Court overturns Bridgegate convictions; Brad Parscale warns that the Death Star is coming; May 1 was the deadliest day and yet Trump wants to end stay-at-home orders; White House ends medical briefings; White House defies CDC guidelines; White House scales back Fauci appearances; Trump's personal valet...

[Explicit Language] Charlie Pierce is the writer I want to be when I grow up. Charlie’s been covering politics for decades and currently publishes multiple articles a day over at Esquire.com -- about the Trump Crisis and more. Today we’ll talk about the 2020 election, Trump’s cannon-fodder strategy, and we’ll talk about how Charlie and I were both hit by cars. Not at the same time, by the way...

[Explicit Language] Bob's toilet paper jackpot wad; The Trump Memorial; West Virginia governor says the f-word during live news conference; Reopen Fever is going to kill thousands; Trump as commander-in-chief; New death toll estimates are catastrophic; The battleground states are next; Trump freaked out about the new Lincoln Project ad; Barr threatens to prosecute state governments; Buzz Burbank f...

All of the songs by independent recording artists featured on the Bob Cesca Show throughout the month of April 2020. Music by Seth Adam, Pride Fails, Marina Rocks, State To State, Sister Species, The Bitter Elegance, an exclusive live performance by Michael McDermott, and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

[Explicit Language] We Are The Derps; Trump and the 22 percent unemployment rate; We've reached bagel status; "A great success"; Trump keeps lying about Obama and COVID tests; Karen Pence says Mayo Clinic is lying; There's a possible medication for coronavirus; Fauci says a second round is inevitable; Trump's cronies getting PPP money; Jesse Ventura is running for president; Larry Hogan has to hid...